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Indehiscent sporangia enable the accumulation of local fern diversity at the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
BMC evolutionary biology - 28 Aug 2012
Wang Li, Schneider Harald, Wu Zhiqiang, He Lijuan, Zhang Xianchun, Xiang Qiaoping
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BACKGROUND: Indehiscent sporangia are reported for only a few of derived leptosporangiate ferns. Their evolution has been likely caused by conditions in which promotion of self-fertilization is an evolutionary advantageous strategy such as the colonization of isolated regions and responds to stre...
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